PNB plans anniversary celebration

Thursday

Feb 21, 2013 at 11:30 AM

Several events scheduled first week in March

Founded in 1928, Peoples State Savings Bank opened its doors on the corner of Second and Tremont streets in downtown Kewanee. After eventually becoming a national charter and moving into its current location, Peoples National Bank of Kewanee still operates under the same ideas of tradition and great service and will now celebrate 85 years of operation on March 1, 2013. To commemorate the occasion, the bank will hold a weeklong celebration.“Our 85th anniversary is a great milestone for PNB,” said Lindsey Osborne, marketing coordinator at PNB. “We want to celebrate the occasion with all our employees, retirees, customers and the community. Without these people, the bank would not have achieved the great success and opportunities that we have been so fortunate to have.”Since its founding, Peoples National Bank of Kewanee has grown to a total of seven locations as well as being a leader in modern banking services, including the first in the area to offer mobile banking. PNB currently operates in Kewanee, Annawan, Bradford, Manlius, Sheffield and Tampico.In honor of PNB’s 85th anniversary, customers and community members are invited for cake and punch at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, in the downtown Kewanee lobby. The first 100 female visitors will receive a complimentary red rose. Along with community members, current PNB employees and retirees will join in the celebration. All PNB locations, except Kewanee’s Southtown drive-up facility, will offer a treat and punch on March 1.Visitors also may enter to win daily gift certificates from March 1 through March 8. Entries will be accepted in PNB’s downtown Kewanee lobby, and each day a winner will be awarded an $85 gift certificate. The gift certificates will be different each day, and will include places like Heartfelt Gifts, Kewanee Chamber of Commerce, Breedlove’s Sporting Goods, and more.Peoples National Bank of Kewanee also will offer daily treats and punch for bank visitors from March 1 through March 8.